Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface User Manual

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Thyro-PX

Interface Boards

User Guide

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The AE Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface boards are an optional accessory for the Thyro-PX

power controller. For high-power applications, the these boards provide optical isolation between the

power controller and up to six water-cooled thyristor pairs.

Figure 1. Interface boards

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
• “Configuration” on page 11 • “Operation” on page 11 • “Technical Support” on page 13 This document and the information contained herein are the proprietary property of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Copyright © 2022 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 2: Typical Applications
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards TYPICAL APPLICATIONS DC Output Configuration The following figure shows thyristor stacks combined to a B6C rectifier circuit for 3-phase SCR with DC output. The control functions are implemented using an AE Thyro-PX controller and interface boards, as described in this guide.
Page 3 ® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 Customer load Optical-Electrical board Fiber-optic cables Electrical-Optical board Sync measurement Figure 3. AC output Power Supply Requirements Power supply for the Thyro-PX controller: • 24 V DC with at least 500 mA inrush current, operating current 150 mA, or 230 V AC (90 –...
Page 4: Electrical-Optical Interface Installation
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards Fiber-Optic Cable Requirements 2x Simplex LC to LC style fiber-optic patch cables of appropriate length. Electrical Data and Settings Table 1. Electrical and data settings Function Terminal Value/Description Electrical-Optical board supply X101 15 –...
Page 5 ® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Fiber-optic transmitters: For negative half wave For positive half wave Thyro-PX selection switches External enable switch External temperature sensor switches External enable input Thyro-PX connections External sync 24 V DC supply Figure 4. Electrical-Optical interface board...
Page 6 ® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards 4. Mount the Electrical-Optical interface board in the control cabinet near the Thyro-PX power controller. The provided cables are 450 mm (17.7″) long. 5. Connect a 24 V DC power supply to X101 using the provided cable (part number 18790).
Page 7: Optical-Electrical Interface Installation
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards Interface board Power controller OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL INTERFACE INSTALLATION The Optical-Electrical interface board receives thyristor gate-control signals from a fiber-optic cable, and converts these to electrical signals to control the thyristor gates in the water-cooled stack.
Page 8 ® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards DANGER: Personnel must receive proper training before installing or troubleshooting high-energy electrical equipment. Potentially lethal voltages could cause death, serious personal injury, or damage to the equipment. Ensure that all appropriate safety precautions are taken.
Page 9: B6C Voltage And Current Measurement Installation
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards B6C VOLTAGE AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT INSTALLATION Near the water-cooled stacks, install the voltage, current, and optional sync devices. DANGER: RISK OF DEATH OR BODILY INJURY. Follow your local jurisdiction requirements for lockout/tagout prior to connecting or disconnecting all input power sources and output connections.
Page 10: W3C Voltage And Current Measurement Installation
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards d. Connect the low-voltage-twisted-pair cable between the voltage-measurement module output and the Electrical-Optical interface board X202-7 and X202-8. ® AE recommends using the IsoBlock V-1c (750 V 10 V ) voltage-measurement module.
Page 11: Configuration
® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards c. Connect the switches to X52.2 and X52.3 on the power controller. 2. Mount a customer-supplied current transformer on each of the water-cooled stack positive output conductors. AE recommends using the RITZ Instrument Transformers, GTSO series.
Page 12 ® ® Advanced Energy Thyro-PX Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Boards To Operate the Thyro-PX Unit with the Electrical-Optical-Electrical Interface Accessory 1. Install the unit according to the installation procedures in this user guide. The minimum connections are power, load, SETPOINT, and PULSE LOCK jumper.
Page 13: Technical Support
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